Example sentences of "and knocked at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We arrived at his house and knocked at the door . |
| 2 | Frustrated , he pulled books down from the shelf and knocked at the wall behind them . |
| 3 | Later that day he parked his car outside Emma 's house and knocked at the door . |
| 4 | She ran up the path and knocked at the door , her whole body seized by such a trembling excitement that she thought perhaps she was going to faint . |
| 5 | Primed with the good advice , but uncertain how far he could follow it , Greg went in through the hall of the cottage , artificially created by modern alterations , and knocked at the far door on the right . |
| 6 | He turned right and went half-way along the corridor and knocked at the fourth door . |
| 7 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 8 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |